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Why did the “rules based order” a) overthrow a democratically elected government in the Ukraine and b) threaten Russia with granting the Ukraine membership into NATO?

LOL, sure, CIA mind control forced the feeble minded Ukrainians onto the street in protest or was it Nuland handing out cookies?

OR Ukraine's people wanted to join the EU for its much higher standard of living vs some Russian-BananaStan Economic group.

What international law stops Ukraine, an independent country from joining any economic or military alliance including NATO?